Synonyms of interrupting

interrupting

verb

present participle of interrupt

as in intruding

to cause a disruption in a conversation or discussion

it's rude to interrupt when someone is making an important point

Synonyms & Similar Words

• intruding
• bothering
• adding
• interposing
• cutting in
• breaking in
• chipping in
• contributing
• chiming in
• putting in
• horning in
• barging (in)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of interrupting

Contentious debate The debate itself featured tense moments, with audience members interrupting both candidates and Harris engaging in a heated exchange with a woman in the crowd. — Drew Aunkst, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026

The first attempts at a foldable smartphone in the 2010s from other companies tended to be fragile and not all that useful, with a big, ugly crease in the center interrupting the experience. — Andrew R. Chow, Time, 15 Oct. 2026

Levee dances around the stage interrupting others conversations and making everything about himself. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 13 Oct. 2026

The landscape is dry and largely treeless, with canyons and volcanic monoliths periodically interrupting the otherwise unending steppe. — Jordan Salama, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

This talks about the brands not interrupting storytelling, but being a part of it. — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026

And the tariffs are a terrible idea in any event, amounting to a consumer tax and interrupting crucial trade. — Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026

Experts fear the window for regulation in the US is closing fast ahead of midterm elections, which risk interrupting the momentum sparked by a researcher’s warning that advanced AI is spiraling out of control. — Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 16 Sep. 2026

Avoid repeatedly stopping your urine stream to practice, because interrupting urination isn’t recommended as an exercise. — Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2026